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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The book includes three stories of varying length and varying disturbingness.
Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse: A girl kills her best friend, then spends the next several days with her brother attempting to hide the body. Told in the perspective of the dead girl, this story was quite chilling. The ending threw me for a loop.
Yuko: A woman moves into a mansion to care for the home, the reclusive owner, and his even more reclusive wife. I thought I knew exactly in which direction this story was going, but I was totally wrong.
Black Fairy Tale: A young girl's eye transplant shows her more than she bargained for, plummeting her into the life and memories of the donor. Although the bouncing back and forth of the story being told from multiple perspectives and at multiple times did sometime confuse me, this was a fascinating tale.
Overall a fascinating collection.
Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse: A girl kills her best friend, then spends the next several days with her brother attempting to hide the body. Told in the perspective of the dead girl, this story was quite chilling. The ending threw me for a loop.
Yuko: A woman moves into a mansion to care for the home, the reclusive owner, and his even more reclusive wife. I thought I knew exactly in which direction this story was going, but I was totally wrong.
Black Fairy Tale: A young girl's eye transplant shows her more than she bargained for, plummeting her into the life and memories of the donor. Although the bouncing back and forth of the story being told from multiple perspectives and at multiple times did sometime confuse me, this was a fascinating tale.
Overall a fascinating collection.
The first half of this book wasn't great. Black Fairy Tale made up for it all, as well as Otsuichi's always entertaining 'afterward'. If you want to read something beyond fucked up, Black Fairy Tale is where it's at.
¡Me encantó! Le doy 4 estrellas porque creo que la última historia pudo ser mucho más corta y hay algunos cabos que hasta el final no sé si me encantó como se ataron.
Un autor que no se tienta el corazón para contarte una historia desde el punto de vista del cadáver de una niña, tener personajes verdaderamente retorcidos, dar unas vueltas de tuerca inesperadas y macabras y describir con la mayor naturalidad tripas que acaban colgando de las heridas de sus personajes.
El libro cuenta con tres historias:
-Summer, fireworks and my corpse
-Yuko
-Black fairy tale
Las tres son buenas, pero Yuko quizá fue mi favorita. Pensé que sabía perfecto por dónde iba a ir esa historia (que además tiene unas muñecas/maniquíes bastantes siniestros) y el final me sorprendió. Muy recomendable.
Un autor que no se tienta el corazón para contarte una historia desde el punto de vista del cadáver de una niña, tener personajes verdaderamente retorcidos, dar unas vueltas de tuerca inesperadas y macabras y describir con la mayor naturalidad tripas que acaban colgando de las heridas de sus personajes.
El libro cuenta con tres historias:
-Summer, fireworks and my corpse
-Yuko
-Black fairy tale
Las tres son buenas, pero Yuko quizá fue mi favorita. Pensé que sabía perfecto por dónde iba a ir esa historia (que además tiene unas muñecas/maniquíes bastantes siniestros) y el final me sorprendió. Muy recomendable.
I'm stuck between 3 and 4 stars on this one. The title story was interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat, but it's one of those infuriating stories where justice is nearly reached before being snatched away until the end when . Maybe some people like that, but it's not my cup of tea. The second story was more interesting and just as strange for me. Ultimately, I'm giving it 4 stars because the author was seventeen years old when he wrote at least the first tale, making it all the more impressive.
Spoiler
JUSTICE IS NEVER REACHED
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really good and intriguing.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Arrived here following a friend’s recommendation and was completely knocked out by this short collection. ‘Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse’ is narrated by the dead body that two kids are trying to dispose of. It’s a fascinating story with a totally surprising end that really caught me out. Yuko, the second story is less interesting, but the final longer story, Black Fairy Tale, ramps up the creepiness to new levels. Great read!
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No